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Plussat: The hotel is an oasis in the midst of the chaos of a huge city. The rooms are spacious, the lighting excellent. I really liked the shower and bath amenities. The whole hotel was very clean and neat. The pool area looked very inviting. The staff are very polite and helpful.

Miinukset: We heard the neighbors partying all night long. We had to get up at 3AM for a flight, so it was totally disturbing.

Plussat: I loved the swimming pool and large amount of pool loungers. I was in a great room in the old section of the hotel, which was amazing. The breakfasts are really good and there was even bubbly available.

Miinukset: The location is not the best but it has improved from my previous trip a year ago. The bar was never open even over weekends

Plussat: The pool The kindness of the employees

Miinukset: No windows or aération in the bathroom

Plussat: Breakfast was fabulous! Room was well sized and nice. Pool was great and staff were friendly.

Miinukset: This may have been only applicable during Rio Carnival but we were required to pay for the room in advance via Cielo (Brazilian banking company) or our booking would be cancelled. As someone who has experience internet fraud previously and was not familiar with cielo this made me feel very uncomfortable.

Plussat: The hotel experience is very nice, you have a nice pool to cool off, a great breakfast and generally it was everything that i expected.

Miinukset: And the only downside was a moment with the staff, i mean we had a small issue with our reservation and it took a bit longer that needed to fix it. But totally forgivable !

Plussat: Clean, spacious rooms and good facilities

Miinukset: Understaffed and slow level of service

Plussat: Courteous and kind staff. Beautiful and well maintained grounds and swimming pool, with relaxing music in the background. Beautiful and welcoming lobby. The female breakfast chef (the one who prepares tapioca pancakes and omelettes)

Miinukset: Frontline Staff were polite and kind, however I was hoping that the hotel management team (catering and reception) would be more forthcoming, after I advised them that my holiday companion caught a tummy bug on his first day at the hotel, most probably caused by the liquid yoghurt displayed in jars, in the breakfast buffet. My friend was ill for 3 days, and had to stay in the hotel room all day the first 2 days. He became unwell with severe diarrhea soon after he had breakfast at the hotel. The first day, the room did not get cleaned (just the bathroom), although i had asked reception staff and the housekeepers to clean it. I am surprised that for a hotel of that standard, reception and catering senior staff did not take the matter more seriously. The language barrier was also problematic, as most staff only speak Portuguese. The furnishing and bathrooms need a makeover as it is getting quite old. The grounds and swimming pool are stunning and well maintained. However, the deckchairs need replacing, as again, they look quite old. The restaurant is spacious, very clean, well decorated and has wide bay windows leading to the patio and swimming pool. The hotel is well located, being in the heart of Lapa district, right by the aquaduct and a few minutes away from the old town and Selaron stairs. Being so close to Lapa hippie district, there is a sharp contrast between the opulence of the hotel and the blatant poverty, derelict and filthy local area. There are many homeless and deprived men and women in the neighbourhood, which can shock tourists who are not used to this or those who don't expect this kind of scenes right by their holiday place. I personally did not mind so much, as for me, mingling with the locals is also part of discovering a city/country. I would have given Vila Galé a 8/10 mark if they had dealt with my friend's experience more proactively. Because of our experience, I would only give it a 6/10 mark.

Plussat: I like the hotel and its atmosphere. It is well guarded as the area is a little busy but once inside you forget this quickly. The food was excellent, breakfast and lunch buffet offered many choices and were very tasty.

Miinukset: My room was on the ground floor near the pool and I was disappointed that I didn't have real glass windows. There are only wooden shutters and curtains. So I didn't feel safe opening them at all as that would have enabled anyone to enter my room. It also allowed bugs in.

Plussat: Qver all facilities

Miinukset: Little English spoken.

Plussat: We were very happy with this hotel!!

Plussat: Good location

Miinukset: No coffee tea making in room

Plussat: Location, friendly staff, secure parking spaces, rich breakfast buffet, comfortable rooms with air conditioning, good shower.

Miinukset: No sockets to charge smartphone beside the bed, but this is minor.

Plussat: I really enjoyed my stay. I was here during Carnaval and the location could not have been better. So close to the Sambódrom and close to the rest of the city’s action. Close to the central subway that allowed me to visit the neighboring cities with ease. The staff was super friendly and helpful.

Plussat: The premium room at lv16 was somewhat good value I feel with the straight on/ahead og you rooms (once u exit the elevator) having the best and unblocked views. The opposites have a favela view but some of it blocked by other buildings. Shower was lovely, very spacious, TV had sport and CNN so that's a bonus I guess haha. Plus the breakfast meals were amazing. Step outside and you're real close to great art pieces and graffiti work as well as that Olympic Boluevard art faces being within walking distance

Miinukset: Didn't like the hidden costs at the end or not all. Did enquire about extra costs that could be incurred during my stay at the start but clearly wasn't informed about everything. Be careful espcially that mini bar - charged quite a bit just for water and didn't even know I would be.

Plussat: Good location next to the bus station for an early bus trip out of town. Also, closer to the airport than the south zone hotels. The hotel was new(ish) and felt secure even though the area is not the most developed one. Good bed.

Miinukset: The hotel was new(ish) but everything about the inner decor seemed sloppy, for instance the paint job was done hastily and the moldings were the same. But, if you don’t look that closely it will not bother you.

Plussat: Price

Miinukset: It wasn’t convenient to major tourist attractions. Area felt a little dangerous - would not go out at night.

Plussat: The reception when i got there

Miinukset: n/A

Miinukset: Cold water at the shower

Plussat: Quite modern, comfortable beds.

Miinukset: Sketchy surroundings.

Plussat: Location very poor Breakfast typical of a low 3* hotel.

Miinukset: Suffocating smell in room - had to keep aircon on. Mouldy smell in Bathroom. Given tea/coffee set and styrofoam cup only on first day. Had to ask and then only given tea, coffee and sugar. No creamer no cup on second day.

Plussat: This hotel was lovely for our short stay in Rio. The rooms were spacious and the shower was amazing! Especially in the rainy weather! The staff were all lovely and very helpful. We used the restaurant once for dinner and enjoyed everything we ate.

Miinukset: It’s about a 30 minute taxi to Copacabana and ipanema which we didn’t realise when booking and the surroundings to the hotel are very rundown despite the hotel being very modern and lovely itself. Wouldn’t walk around the hotel at night on my own as it felt unsafe but Uber was great to use and very cheap

Plussat: Henkilökunta oli ystävällistä. Paikat pidettiin siistinä ja varmistettiin aina, että kaikki on vierailla hyvin.

Miinukset: Aamiainen oli aika yksitoikkoista. Kyllä sitä viikon jaksoi syödä, mutta toinen viikko syötiin jo muualla.

Plussat: Good breakfast. Modern hotel. Wi-Fi ok. Friendly staff.

Miinukset: The floor was dirty with stains. Staff don’t clean the rooms properly.

Plussat: Surpassed the Rio 4star hotels at three times the price. The English speaking staff know the city and patiently attend to your needs. 110 & 220 power, fast WiFi, Rio de Janeiro/Galeao International Airport Taxi 30 min, R$ 55 (non peak hours). RJ Dumont Airport .5mi 3min Taxi. You can pay more but why?

Miinukset: Gangs run the police.

Plussat: The room need to be more clean. There is a lot of ant on room. The restaurant need to be more clean and have better food. The location of the hotel is very bad. And I pay a lot of money becouse it was in the middle of Carnaval season. Sorry.

Miinukset: Close to my work!

Plussat: it is culture base, I love it. will visit again, staff was attentive and the hotel was clean, it was also near restaurants and attractions. will recommend

Plussat: I stayed here before leaving South America due to coronavirus. It was perfect.

Miinukset: The neighborhood is dodgy. The lights in the restaurant were broken from at least when I checked (I suspect longer) until the next morning when I complained that I could not see the breakfast buffet.